Air Line To Washington By Aerial Ship
Frank M. Mahan of Ligren Mahan Fire Apparatus declares plans for an airship to fly to Washington within ten hours. He claims sixteen years of study on navigation and predicts 124 to 150 miles per hour with wings and an engine to provide motion. Critics may attend the start or finish, while he pledges fulfillment of his agreement.
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Chicago
Frank M. Mahan
Ligren- Mahan Fire Apparatus Company
Washington
Ori
Maehow
Train wreck in Montana kills four in eastbound freight collision
Melons Mont July 28 Four men were killed when an east bound freight train on the Northern Pacific derailed after a bridge collapse near Myers Bis hora about seventy miles east of Billings. Injured include John Campbell of Forsythe and another man unnamed. Efforts to identify two unknown victims continue.
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Melons
Mont
Northern Pacific
Myers
Bishora
Billings
Dimes Wilson
Idwaed Loelfer
Ivenminn
Forsythe
John Champbell
Morsythe
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotes and Livestock
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade show mixed grains and pork futures with wheat and corn activities and a heavy emphasis on live cattle and sheep receipts. Livestock sales feature strong demand for cattle and calves and high prices for yearlings and heavy beef cattle. East Buffalo and area live stock merchants report steady to firm prices.
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Chieagy Board of Trade
TOD
Ward
TATE
Tethys Ta Toy
Cito
Mig Goth
Ted Wethers
East Buffalo
Samuing & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Duttalo
SN. Y
Asttote
Fear of the Night a Civil War Picket Death
A corporal orders a green recruit to a near shadowed picket facing Confederate lines. Plagued by wind noises, creeks, and imagined foes, the recruit endures terrifying loneliness until fear overcomes him and he dies of fright before aid arrives. The corporal laments that fear killed him more than any weapon.
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R. B. McClure
Tom
Williams
Wiliams
Arminé Dé
Iowa
Ima
Ami
Witarus
Igs
Mucb
M. Quad
Favorite Prescription touted for womanly cures gains praise
A testimonial letter touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for curing female weakness, irregularity, nervous headaches, and sleeplessness. It urges sick women to write for private correspondence and notes widespread testimonial support while warning against substitutes.
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Wottatt
Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Paul
Dr. Pierce
Ervie
Woodin
Millerton
Duchess Co
Strokers to cradle rings circus like habit in Paris man
A 70 year old Paris resident Wallace Supernau still sleeps in the cradle he was rocked in as a baby. He remains in the cradle, later adapting by drawing his knees up so his feet rest on the bottom and swaying to sleep every night. In Lancashire a sneezing contest drew laughs as six elderly competitors used various means to trigger sneezes. One woman outlasted the others, winning a sovereign and silk handkerchief.
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Paris
Mance Wallace Supernau
Rocket
Wallace
Lancashire
English moth plague costs county millions in damage
An entomologist examined gypsy moth specimens and lost several, leading to a rapid spread that caused localized destruction. The English county has spent $500,000 to suppress them and estimates $100,000 annually to prevent further spread. Also noted is Miss Kate BE McWilliams of Brooklyn who earned fifty years of service in public schools, and a notice about daily excursion tickets from May 15 to Sept. 30 to several destinations offered by the G, M. & St. P. road through agent J.B. Swear.
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English County
Kate BE
McWilliams
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Public Schools
Delavan
Waukesha
Madison
J.B. Swear
Low Round Trip Rates to Portland via Northwestern Line
Advertises low round trip rates daily to Portland through the Northwestern Line with options via direct routes or via San Francisco and Los Angeles. Promotes a 2-cent stamp for illustrated folder and fall information, plus a side trip to Yellowstone and Alaska. Also notes summer rates to Wisconsin and Northwest resorts and directs to W. B. Kniskern for literature and to Chicago & North-Western Ry agents for tickets.
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Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Yellowstone National Park
Alaska
Wisconsin
Northwest
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western R
The Power of Steam and Hair Loss Cure Story
James Watt observed steam lifting a kettle lid proving its power. A science breakthrough suggests a tiny germ damages hair roots causing baldness. Menhro's Herpieida claims to destroy the germ and restore hair, sold by druggists. samples via 10 cents to The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich. Special Agent Joseph Emmert.
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James Watt
Menhro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Emmert
Cabbage worm and butterfly described with remedies
An old guide explains the cabbage looper or imported cabbage worm, its life stages, and the white butterfly. It details its appearance, feeding on cabbage leaves, and methods to control it using arsenicals and Paris green. It also notes forest service recruitment and required examinations for positions.
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Paris
Caution In Sail Tecuqment And Currant Foliage Care
A fragment discusses cautious soil treatment advice by FL Woods of the ages care department and warns against heavy reliance on new methods without trials. It notes soil culture ranges and the risk of investing in unproven bacterial methods. It also covers Bordeaux mixture to protect currant foliage from blight with early spring and post-harvest applications.
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Sail
A. FL Woods
Department of Agescare
Wey
Vera' founger great senator in retirement move
Vera' founger great senator Grepee Fo Thies has lived in Philadelphia since resigning, and is to use Eveue the Tennessee City. TTP says his residence there, and will divide time between his cottage at Raytead, N. J, and his winter residence.
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Vera
Grepee Fo Thies
Phidelphia
Tse
Tennsylvania
TTP
Raytead
N. J
Cholera Remedy Saves Infant From Death
Ruth N Dewey of Agnewsille Va was gravely ill with cholera infantum last summer. Her father says they were told to expect death, but after giving Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from the store, she improved within five hours and recovered after a small bottle. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Ruth
EL N. Dewey
Agnewsille
Excursion Tickets to Camp Meeting at Glen Ellyn July 12 24
Reduced fare excursion tickets sold July 12 to 24 via North Western Line. Return until July 24. Eastbound trains 80 402 44 72 and westbound dia 411 stop at Glen Ellyn Camp Grounds July 12 to 23. Apply to Chicago & Northwestern agents. Also notes on saving money and Chamberlain’s remedies and cameos.
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Glen Ellyn
Dia
Glen Ellyn Camp Grounds
Chicago & Worth- Western Rigg T-Tichet
Very Low Excursion Rates to Pacific Coast by North Western Line
Travel deals announce low excursion rates to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other Pacific coast cities via North Western Line with selective return limits July 6 7 8 11 12 18 25 26 27 and two daily fast trains including The Overland Limited electric lighted and The California Express with drawing room and tourist sleeping cars. Rates and tickets available through Chicago North Western Railway agents. A separate note mentions a ceremony of American aborigines and a testimonial for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and biliousness from Mrs. F L Phelps Houston Texas, sold by all druggists.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
North-Western Line
Pacific Coast
Overland Limited
California Express
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Tetuwt
Ore
Chicago Great Western Railway
Bellingham
Everett
Wash
Victoria
Vancouver
B. C
San Diego
Cal
Great Western
Elmer
St. Paul
Minne
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Theleta
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Wiilinina
State
Hlevenroom
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Haik
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Freepork
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Huuth Galena Ave
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Skelttellam Ornai Broom House
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Ordera
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AIR Line
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Mimperor Wiliam
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State Executive Council
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United States
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Philip Curtin
International Brotherhood of Carpenters
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Tute
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Anwell
Syorld
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TNS
F. L. Phelps
Houston
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Union Loan & Building Association
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Rice Bldg
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Royal
Team Ploy
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Pluto
Daytoy
John Hba
Isry National Bank
Freeport
MERCK
Merck & O'Brien
At—s
Bengston's Jewelry Store
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